---
"title": "Hispanics and Their Views of Identity"
"description": "A majority of Hispanics say they most often identify themselves by their family’s country of origin; just 24% say they prefer a pan-ethnic label."
"date": "2012-05-30"
"authors":
  -
    "name": "No Author"
"url": "https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/race-and-ethnicity/2012/05/30/hispanics-and-their-views-of-identity/"
"categories":
  - "Hispanic/Latino Identity"
  - "Integration & Identity"
  - "Racial & Ethnic Identity"
---

# Hispanics and Their Views of Identity

A majority of Hispanics say they most often identify themselves by their family’s country of origin; just 24% say they prefer a pan-ethnic label.

### How Hispanics Describe Themselves

![](https://assets.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2012/05/PRC_12.05.29_Hispanic_Identity1-600x367.png){.align}

### Hispanic? Latino? Neither?

![](https://assets.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2012/05/PRC_12.05.29_Hispanic_Identity21-600x367.png){.align}

### Common Culture or Not?

![](https://assets.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2012/05/PRC_12.05.29_Hispanic_Identity31-600x367.png){.align}

### Latinos and Race

![](https://assets.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2012/05/PRC_12.05.29_Hispanic_Identity4-600x367.png){.align}

### Typical American?

![](https://assets.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2012/05/PRC_12.05.29_Hispanic_Identity51-600x367.png){.align}

### English y Español

![](https://assets.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2012/05/PRC_12.05.29_Hispanic_Identity61-600x367.png){.align}